Typhoon of Steel by Marshall Miller

Author:Marshall Miller [Miller, Marshall]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Blue Forge Press
Published: 2019-05-16T22:00:00+00:00

Abigail stood before the mirror in the ladies room, daubing her eyes to save the light makeup Aleks had helped apply. She was stopping herself from breaking down and having a full-fledged cry. She knew she should have gotten over the fact that much which happened to her in Deseret was based on a series of lies. She had really trusted Ester Smith and her husband the Prophet. Then she had almost died because of the lies and deceit. A good Christian was supposed to be able to forgive, to show mercy. Yet every time she was forced to remember anything about Ester Smith and her husband, her soul began to rage.

“I see you, cousin,” a Norwegian voice came from behind her. She looked at the reflection in the mirror and saw Brynhildr. She had not even heard her come in.

“I see you too, cousin,” she answered in Norwegian.

“Bad memories?”

“How could you tell, Brynhildr?”

Her cousin approached and gently clasped her hand. “I knew it had to be about the past as your present and future are filled with happiness and love. You have a husband who is strong yet kind, who loves you with all his heart and soul. So, it must be the past.”

Abigail sighed. “The source of nightmares.”

“We all have bad memories from our past, my cousin. Most of them thanks to the Squids. But I for one refuse to let them ruin my present, or my future. Especially when we have friends and family to help us.”

Abigail looked into the blue eyes of the larger woman, a true Shield Maiden. “You’re not much older than I. Where did you get all this wisdom?”

Brynhildr chuckled. “I watch. I listen. I remember conversations, actions of others, and use them as examples of what to do or not to do. Commissioner Miller says that is why I am such a good Special Agent, a criminal investigator.”

“Those characteristics are also what make you such a good friend and cousin, Brynhildr. That and love and loyalty.” Abigail grabbed and hugged her cousin. “I’m so blessed to have all these good friends and family in a place where, not to longer ago, I was a stranger.”

“Abigail, how you treat people usually reflects on how they treat you. You are a good soul. So, you bring the best out of all those who are around you, unless they are evil like the Krakens. No one can help them.”

“None of this would have happened if not for me meeting Torbin. He’s the true catalyst.”

“A catalyst without good material does little, Abigail.”

Abigail giggled. “The sage speaks the truth again. Come, you have brought me out of my funk. And as befitting a sage such as you, reminded that I need to thank a certain crazy Marine for all the good things that have happened. Especially being introduced to Ichiro.” With that, she looped arms with her cousin and strode out of the restroom.

Torbin was keeping Ichiro company with Aleks standing nearby as Abigail and Brynhildr approached, arm in arm and now smiling.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.